Garment rack



T. W. HARVEY.

GARMENT RACK.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNE'ZQ, 1920.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

a nvcnto'c THOMAS W. HARVEY, OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

GARMENT RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Application filed June 29, 1920. Serial No. 392,756.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, T norms W. HARVEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of lVestVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rack or tree which may be properly termed anight rack intended to support articles of apparel in convenient andorderly arrangement when removed from a person at night preparatory toretiring and disposed in readily accessible association for subsequentwearing application. The improved rack has been devised particularly foruse in bedrooms and is provided with means for hanging and maintainingarticles of wearing apparel thereon in such manner that the desirableshape of the apparel will be preserved. Among other of the manyadvantages of the rack is a provision for hanging or suspending trousersfrom the waist band portion in order to overcome the necessity formanually removing and also preventing accidental displacement or fallingout of the contents of the pockets and at the same time hold thetrousers in a position to preserve the desirable shape thereof. Theimproved rack also embodies means for hanging a coat and vest in ashapely manner as well as other articles of wearing apparel. Theimproved rack is readily portable or may be easily moved from one placeto another, and it is proposed to construct the same either of wood ormetal.

The preferred form of the improved rack is shown in the accompanyingdrawings,

wherein F ig. '1 is a perspective view of the improved rack formed ofsuitable wood.

Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the upper extremity of the rack shown byFig. 1. A

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the upper extremity of therack as shown byFig. 1 and illustrating a portion of the main standard broken away. Y a

-Fig.' 41 is a perspective view of the-improved rack shown made ofmetal.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the upper extremity of the rack shown byFig. 4, parts being illustrated in horizontal section.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the numeral 5 designates a centralstandard or upright having divergent legs 6 secured to the lowerextremity thereof to provide a stable support therefor. On the upper endof the standard or upright 5 is a cross-arm 7 having a bowed hanger andgarment shaper 8 fixed to one end thereof and adapted to receive a coatand vest or analogous garments. At the op posite end of the arm 7 anelongated resilient clamp or holder 9 is secured, said clamp or holderconsisting of a pair of spring jaws 10 preferably formed by doubling aspring metal bar or rod and slightly flaring the free ends 11 to providefor ready insertion and withdrawal of a garment relatively to the jaws.As shown by Fig. 2 the clamp or holder 9 is extended equally on oppositesides of the end of the arm 7 and one jaw is centrally secured as at 12to the end of the said arm. For clearance purposes the arm 7 is formedwith lower bevels 13 to remove the material so as to give the said armat its ends a reduced construction to avoid interference with or bearingupon the garments applied to the devices 8 and 9. At the center of thetop of the arm 7 a ring or other analogous gripping device 14 is securedto facilitate carrying or moving the rack as a whole from one place toanother. At a suitable distance below the arm 7 upwardly inclined pins15 project outwardly from the standard or upright 5 and terminate insuitable heads or balls 16, these pins 15 being adapted to support ashirt, collar, necktie, undergarments, etc. The standard or upright 5also has oppositely disposed upwardly inclined hanger arms 17 projectingtherefrom at a suitable elevation above the lower supported extremity ofthe said standard or upright, and from the ends of the said hanger armsflexible hanger devices 18 depend and are intermediately secured to shoeshapers or formers 19. Below the arms 17 a hanger pin 20 also projectsoutwardly from the standard or upright?) and. terminatos in a head 21,the said pin 20 being adapted to support socks or stockings. The

parts of the improved rack thus far described are preferably formed ofwood, ex-

cept the clamp or holder v9, the flexible hanger devices 18 and ring orgripping device 14, and will be of a comparatively light weight.

Figs. 4 and 5 show the improved rack formed of metal, the standard orupright 22 in this instance being formed of a suitable metal tube havingdivergent legs 23 secured to the lower end thereof by a collar or socket24. The upper cross-arm 25 is secured to the upper end of the standardor upright 22 by a T-union 26 having end caps 27, a garment holder andshaper 28 being secured to one cap and a clamp or holder 29 centrallyconnected to thcopposite cap, as clearly indicated by Fig. 5. To thecenter of the top portion of the T-union 26 a suitable ring or analogousdevice 30'is secured for carrying this form of the rack from one placeto another, and below the arm 25 areoutwardly project ing upwardlyinclined pins 31. This form of the rack also has lower hanger arms 82with flexible depending hanger devices 33 attached theretoand alsosecured to shoe formers 34:. Below the arms 32a hanger pin 35 extendsoutwardly from the standard or upright 22. This metal form of theimproved rack embodies precisely the same features' as that shown byFigs-2 and 3, the only difference being in the construction in order toadapt the several parts to the metal components above described.

Itwill be understood that both forms of the rack 'may be suitablyornamented-or I tastefully decoratedand also may be modified in thevgeneral proportions and dimensionsas may be desiredand found necessary.

In the use of the improved rack a coat and vest'when removed from thepersonarezapplied over the holder andshaper 28 and the trousers aresuitably folded at the waist band portion and drawn inwardly between thejaws 10 of the holder -9qandvsecurely held with the legs-depending andthe pockets and the contents thereof in normal condition,.and whereby Ithe trousers will be preserved in shape and the necessity of removingthe contents, of the pocketsiavoided. The shoes may be readily appliedtojthe' formers 19. or 84:

and held suspended, andfin proper shape fromthe arms 17' or 32,1and thesocks or stockings may be'hung over the pin 20 or 35. A collar, necktie,shirt and undergarments may be-readily arranged and supported upon the:upperpins'15 or 31, and by this means all'of the apparel of a person maybe conveniently grouped or associated-for ready reapplicntion to thewearer. It will be seen that the garments are held separatedby theseveraldevices of the improved rack adapted to hold the same, and, as aconsequence, there will benointerference or crowdin of the garmentswhich will remain in orderly arrangement foreasy removal. The improvedrack will also be. found advantageous in overcoming the inconveniencesheretofore :n-equentlyexperienced in bedroom disposal of garments, andparticularly in hanging trousers in such manner that their shape will be,preservedwithout reversing the l same, as ordinarily practiced, .-aandnecessitating the removalof the :contents of the pockets. 'iNumerousotherf advantages will become apparent to users of theimproved-rack, andin view of the-simplicity of the several parts *it may be readilymanufactured :and assemv bled ;at; a comparatively small cost;

'parel. .4. Ai-garment. rack of the: c'lassxspecified,

Vhat is claimed as new is: V l. A garment rack of the class specified,consisting'of a'rigid standard, a cross arm ,immovably secured at itscentral portion on the upper end of'thc standard, a coat hanger andshaper immovably fixed at its intermediate portlon to one end of thecross arm, and a holder fortrousers immovably fixed at its intermediateportion to the opposite end of 7 said cross arm, the trousers holdercomprising a pair of elongated spring j aws open and accessible at oneend onlyand adapted to hold trousers by the waistband portion of thelatter to obviate displacement of the contentsof theg'pockets of thetrousersythe troumovably fixed at their intermediate portions 7 toopposlte ends of thecross. arm inplanes' at right angles to thelatterand iheld'by said cross arm at a distance from the standard,thetrousers holder consisting .of a pair of straight jaws whichare:.normally parallel and open and accessible at one endaonlyandadapted to hold trousers by thewaistband portion-of the latter toobviate displacement of the-contents of the pockets'of the trousers,

the trousers ha-ving the inner member only thereof secured to the crossarm.

3. A garment rack of; the class comprising a rigid standard-havingsupporting meansat itsflower end, a cross arm immovably fixed at itscentral portion lon' the upper end of the standard and provided vwithrigidly securedcoat and trousers holding means at the opposite ends andat right angles thereto, and outwardlyprojecting devices disposed inspaced relation along-the length of thestandard eat various'verticalelevations forholding articles of clothing thereon, a portion of saidprojecting devices beingv provided with depending wflexible hangerssecured tointermed1ate portions of shoe engaging means, a" single'iontwardly projecting :device being located between .the outwardlyprojecting devices having thedepending flexible means securedto the shoe7 engaging: means and the lower. supporting specified,

means for. the'standard for holding 'foot apcomprising. a standa'rd,across armimmovgably fixed on the upper end of thestandard *andprojecting outwardly equally beyond opposite sides of said'standard, agarment supporting' means' fired on 7 one end ofthe said arm, and atrousers holder intermediately secured against the remaining end of thecross arm and consisting of a pair of elongated longitudinally straightjaws open at one end only, the inner member of the trousers holder beingsecured to the cross arm and the outer member free to move outwardlyfrom and inwardly towards the inner secured member for receiving andtightly holding the waistband portion of trousers.

5. A garment rack of the class specified, comprising a standard, a crossarm immovably fixed on the upper end of the standard and projectingoutwardly equally beyond opposite sides of the latter, a coat hanger andshaper intermediately secured against movement on one end of the crossarm and having a bowed shape and disposed at ri ht angles to the crossarm, and a trousers hol er intermediately secured against the oppositeend of the cross arm and consisting of a pair of longitudinally straightelongated jaws, the inner jaw being centrally fixed to the end of thecross arm to dispose the trousers holder at right angles to the arm andboth jaws open at one end only, the outer jaw of the trousers holderbeing free to move outwardly from and inwardly towards the innersecuredjaw to receive and positively hold the waistband portion oftrousers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

THOMAS W. HARVEY.

lVitnesses:

R. P. ALESHIRE, STARR SADLER.

